The Legend

The legend of the pig & rooster. Back in the day sailors would tattoo a pig on one foot & a rooster on the other. It was believed that this would give the sailor the ability to walk on water if they had to abandon ship. This came from the old lore of merchant ships that sank while carrying live animals. The crates that carried the pigs & roosters always floated & ended up on land. Thus by having a pig & rooster tattooed on either foot sailors could make it to land.